a few things

1. spending times with friends that you never get to see is very refreshing. Even if your friends move to Iowa, or stay within 5 minutes it's so important to ALWAYS keep in touch

2. peeling skin is no fun. especially when it's on your back. Good thing I have a back-peeler handy known as Nick. I'll peel your back if you peel mine?

3. prayer is a beautiful thing. So is receiving answers to prayers. I need to always remember to have faith that answers will come, because they always do. Even if it's not as fast as you want it.

4. writing in your journal is more fun if you do it more often. Sometimes I avoid writing in my journal because it has been 3 months and I know that it's going to take 4 pages just to catch up on all the things that are going on and I'm never sure I want to put my hand through that kind of torture

5. helping people when they need you is the most rewarding feeling. I need to stop thinking so much about myself and more about others.

6. Some days I wish I lived with my family. They are all so young and still growing up, I feel like I'm missing out on their childhood and they won't have any memories of me...I guess that just means I have to try that much harder to be a part of their lives so that they always remember how cool their oldest sister is :)

7. when the AC goes out. It sucks. good thing we have a grandma that lives downstairs who is willing to share all of her cold aired goodness.

8. the temple is amazing. I love going with Nick, but I also love going by myself. It leaves me time to myself to ponder and pray. I can't wait till all of my friends get married in the temple and I will be able to be with them in that holy place

9. sunbeams hate primary. i'm almost positive they would rather get their cookies taken away and be put in time out than come to church. I'm pretty sure that was the message they were sending us on Sunday. Nonetheless, I felt that I gave a good lesson...i hope someone was actually listening

10. Everything that I learned over the last year has seeped out of my brain. i mean, I hardly even remember how the adrenergic neuronal blockers react with vasoconstrictors...can someone help me out on this one?

11. August is a BUSY month for us and I can't wait! we have three family members getting married, four birthdays, and a WHOLE LOT of school crud to take care of. I have my anesthesia course for two weeks, then I have to help plan for the second orientation for the first years, {oh ya ALEX IS COMING HOME! i'm sure the first thing he'll say to me is "what's up cuz?"} then school starts for real...not too excited about that

12. Nick has been selling some of his stuff that he NEVER uses, but bought thinking he would, on Craig's list. I was not a believer in the Craig's list madness until today. Seriously, he posted some stuff online yesterday and within the last 17 hours he has had 8 interested calls and has sold 4 things. I'm officially a believer. Apparently some people "Craig's List" for a living...

13. I have made it a goal to not spend so much time on the internet doing "frivelous" things. This includes facebook and blogging. I have some family members and friends that spend their whole life {it seems} on the internet. Life is to be enjoyed by getting out and living. not by being glued to your computer screen. Don't waste your life

14. don't forget to be yourself! Sometime I have a hard time just relaxing and letting my true self come out. No one should judge you for being just the way you are! Those who care won't matter and those who matter won't care {Dr. Seus}

15. i had to pick out a baby gift for the first time yesterday. I guess until I actually know what someone might need in that situation I'll stick with baby clothes. They are always needed, super easy to find/pick out, and they're super cute!

so that was a lot of rambling, but those things have been on my mind. What's on your mind today?

loves, Kristin